Giant BYD Great Tang SUV Revealed In Full With Next-Gen Battery

Official pictures of the BYD Great Tang SUV have now been released, following earlier reports of its technical specifications based on information sourced from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.

Measuring between 5263-5302mm in length, 1999mm in width and between 1790-1800mm in height with a 3130mm wheelbase, the Great Tang is a size up from even the likes of the Nissan Patrol or Hyundai Palisade.

Its list of luxuries is equally long. A seven-seater with a 2+2+3 layout, the centre row captain’s chairs recline with fold-out tables, a centre drinks chiller and large entertainment screen that folds out of the roof.

Quilted leather across all three rows, a panoramic sunroof, dual wireless charging pads, door-to-door screens across the dash are all on the spec list while mechanically there is adaptive damping and rear-wheel steering.

Wheels are 20 or 21 inches in diameter with tyre widths between 255-275mm, the flagship variant wearing Maybach-style chrome monobloc rolling stock.

A trio of powertrains are available, with 300kW and 370kW rear-wheel drive variants and an all-wheel drive adding another 215kW motor on the front axle.  

Detailed battery specifications have not yet been revealed, but it’s expected the Great Tang sits on BYD’s new Super e-platform with the latest Blade 2.0 battery and flash charging technology.

This 1000-volt architecture supports charging at up to 1500kW, which BYD claims can fill a battery from 10-70 per cent in five minutes and from 10-97 per cent in nine minutes, though it doesn’t specify what size battery.

Regardless, it claims a 20-97 per cent fill takes only 12 minutes at -30°C ambient, a temperature at which charging speeds typically slow dramatically.  

There is currently no news on an Australian release for the BYD Great Tang, but the technology contained within will underpin the next generation of BYD and Denza vehicles.

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